Archive for the ‘Concert Announcements’ Category

All Juck Juck Grunzie Want For Christmas … Is A New Drummer

Friday, December 23rd, 2011

In November, Juck Juck Grunzie and drummer Bookja decided to part ways.  Since then, Vidulgi Ooyoo’s Lee Yong-jun has been helping out on drums at gigs.  And while he’s been doing a very good job, the Juck Juck ladies are currently searching for a permanent replacement. To help them find someone, ...

“Discover” The Sounds On Itta’s New Album Tonight At Yogiga

Sunday, December 11th, 2011

By Shawn Despres Today (December 11) Korean experimental pop artist Itta will be holding a release concert for her new “Discover” album at Yogiga Gallery in Hongdae. Itta and her husband Marqido (who is also her bandmate in (((10))), a Korean/Japanese noise pop duo) have their own small studio in the rural ...

Deerhoof Make Their Korean Debut

Thursday, December 8th, 2011

By Shawn Despres Highly acclaimed experimental art rockers Deerhoof will be playing a pair of Seoul shows on Friday (December 9) and Saturday (December 10). Touring East Asia in support of this year’s “Deerhoof vs. Evil,” their weekend concerts will be Deerhoof’s first time playing in South Korea. Formed in 1994, ...

Rubber Soul 2011: Rocking Out For A Good Cause

Friday, December 2nd, 2011

By Shawn Despres Saturday (December 3) will see the fourth installment of Rubber Soul happening in Hongdae. Organized by Little Travellers and Medipeace (with a tiny bit of help from Korea Gig Guide), the charity event features two dozen acts performing at six clubs. All profits from the night ...

Korea/Japan Oi/Punk Festival

Friday, November 25th, 2011

By Jon This weekend marks the fourth Korea/Japan Oi Fest to be staged in Korea (seventh overall, but who's counting? [seriously, does anyone keep track of these things?]). Without a set time of year and club, the festival just seems to pop back up every couple of years, marking the return ...

HELP! Charity Event this Friday

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

By Dain To celebrate Peppero day, the SSMBA Graduate School have organized a three-venue charity event to raise funds for a local orphanage, SOS Children's Villages. HELP! 11-11-11 takes place in Hongdae at Club Ta (from 1o:50pm), FF (from 11pm) and Gogos 2 (from 9pm). At FF, Seoul Electric Band return ...

Post-Hardcore Pioneers Bitch Magnet Start Their Reunion Tour in Seoul

Friday, November 4th, 2011

By Shawn Despres Saturday night (November 5) will see seminal American post-hardcore act Bitch Magnet playing their second concert in 21 years at Club FF in Hongdae.  It was originally supposed to be their first gig since reforming the band, but this evening Bitch Magnet announced on their Facebook page that ...

Lots Of Love And Other Goodness At Love Camp 2011

Sunday, October 30th, 2011

By Shawn Despes Love Camp will be making its return today (October 30) at Obeg (500) in Hongdae. The very cool Love Camp Psychedelic Flower Music Festival ran for seven years at a beautiful forest location in Hong Chon, Kangwon-do. There was no ticket charge for Love Camp, and ...

Byul Has a New Album, and a Concert

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

By Mark The laid-back electronica group Byul has a new album coming out -- with the great title Secret Stories Heard From a Girl in an Opium Den -- and to promote that release, they are holding a release concert-performance-party this Saturday (Oct. 22). Along with Byul, there will be Baik ...

What’s Happening in October

Monday, October 3rd, 2011

By Jon I know this post is somewhat late now, but if you skip by the first few entries I think you'll get a good idea of some of the bigger shows coming up in Korea this month. I recently started working for the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, ...